Eastenders: Shirley Carter sobs on shoulder of Phil Mitchell

Eastenders: Shirley Carter sobs on shoulder of Phil Mitchell

I PHIL YOUR PAIN: How will Steve Mcfadden's infamous Phil Mitchell react to the kiss, pictured here at the NTAs [GETTY]

But as she loses the plot her ex-lover Phil Mitchell walks past and sees the state she is in.As Shirley pours out her heart about the son who hates her so much, Phil sympathises and does his best to get her out of self-destruct mode.

Shirley responds to his kind words by trying to kiss him.Hardman Phil, who is now in a relationship with Sharon Rickman, is completely taken aback by her move.And viewers will have to wait to see what he does next. The pair, who have been through so much over the years, split after it was revealed that Phil’s son Ben killed Shirley’s best mate Heather Trott and he helped to cover up it all up.

“She drowns her sorrows and ends up turning to Phil. He’s never stopped caring about Shirley even though he’s now living with Sharon.”

But Shirley’s feelings towards Phil have softened over the past few weeks and they enjoyed a tender moment when the Carters’ dog Lady Di gave birth to puppies.Phil came to the rescue and saved the life of one of the pups, which left Shirley feeling emotional towards her ex.She then confessed how she felt to her aunt Babe who had spotted how she looked at Phil. An EastEnders insider said: “Shirley’s life will be turned upside down when she comes face-to-face with Dean.“As we all know, when he left the Square he blamed everything on his mum Shirley.“He left her in bits and when they have their reunion it doesn’t go as planned.“Shirley is desperate to make it up to Dean but as far as he’s concerned it’s too little too late. He’s not interested and he leaves her in bits once again.”

The source added: “She drowns her sorrows and ends up turning to Phil. He’s never stopped caring about Shirley even though he’s now living with Sharon.”BBC1 viewers can find out how it all goes a week on Friday.